ANODE

Anode

An anode is an electrode through which electric current flows into a polarized electrical device. The direction of electric current is, by convention, opposite to the direction of electron flow. In other words, the electrons flow from the anode into, for example, an electrical circuit. A commonly used mnemonic is ACID .

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anode

Noun

  1. An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage.
  2. The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
  3. The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a or .
  4. That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.


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